davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-24

Dec; Mould A at sac; standard A at 52sci
granulated at 5s4c Confectoners A at 5ssc;
cut loaf and crushed 3-l6a6 lee; powdered
united At e2zsc. TaIlow steady. Pork is frm
mess az 10 26G15 10 for old and 16 so for new.
Beer dull Lard lower and dun Western; steam
nent o0a8 10 for S A. Butter is weak state
i2@2sc; Western 1293oc. Cheese firm; State
Freighis dull; Wheat steam I'd.
CHICAGO. Mch. %, 1sS7.-The Flour market
Is dull; Winter patents at 25@4 90; Southern
WINTER 1894 69 90 michigan ana Wisconsin a w
at 4 25g4 30; soft Wheat patents at ooG4 %;
Mimi bakers in sacks 3 00G3 %. Wheat is slow;
Corn Stronger s No At s4iSa571lc oats slow;
No at 241ac. Rye No 2 at 64Asc; Barley III yyo
No at 5o1ac ProvsionsMMess PORK at 70 90 DO
as 25; short clear sides 2ogs 20 WmsKey IA az
Receipts-Flour. 10000 bbls swheat. so, 900
bush ;corn 3S2, 0O0bu ;oats 122 000bu; rye 5000
bush; barley, $4,000 bush; 90 900
Shipment. Flour, 1000 Ibbls; wheat, IS, 900
10000 bush, barley 10000 bush
ST. LOUIS, Mich. 23.l 18S7.-Flour is steady;
XXX at soG2 90; family at { 1893 20; choice
at 8 55G3 65 ;fancy at 3 1898 So; extra fancy at
3 9oa4 90; patent at 4 2594 80. Wheat is dull
and easier; No Red at 797sc Corn is dun but
steady; No 2 Mixed at 2S@2s1se. Lard at 10
Receipts-Flour, 1000 bbIs; wheat IL 900 bu /:
corr. ~ 900 bush ;oats,l 80 900 bush; rye, 1000
bush. barley 5000 bush.
Shipments-Flour 5000 bbls; wheatIl 8 oOO.bu;
corn, 10000 bush; oats 5000 bush rye 0,oOOlbu ;
barley 5000 bush.
DETROIT, Mich. %, 1877 heat-No1 White
8lAc; Mich Red 821ac; No Red at S21hc
Receipts-Wheat 81 900 BUSH
NEW ORLEANS, Mch. %, 1sS7.-Cotton is firm /;
middlng 9ssc.
SAVANNAH, Mch. %, 1887 Cotton steady /;
middlng 934c
CHARLESTON, Mch. %. lss7-Cotton quiet;
mddlng Toe.
MEMPHIS, Mich. % .1ss7.-Cotton steady; mid
ding 9S4c. ''''N
MOBILE, Mch. 23,.1ss7.--Cotton is firm; mid
ding 96sc.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-24
Domestic Markets.
-. MnlAnHnnh i


NRw YORK. Mich. 20. 1Ssf.-Flour market
receipts 5 1874 Dbls and sacks; exports 1883 bbls
and II 90 sacks; dull, sales II 600 bbls.
Flour quotatons-N0 2 at 30G3 10; snperhne
Western and State 1908 30; common to good
extra Western and State at 1908 so; good to
choice do at 6B35 90; common to choice White
wheat Western extra at 1894 80; fancy do at
at 00d5 20; common to good extra Ohio at 10
d6 90; common to choice extra st Louis at log
5 10; patent Minnesota extra good to prime at
4 50a4 To-; choice to double extra do at SOC
5 10. lnclud'ag $50 bbls city mill extra at 55
"A 60; $50 Dbls fine do at 30a3 10; 700 bbls
snperfine 70qB 80; 600 bbls extra No at 3 10
G3 90; BOO bbls winter wheat extra 3 1906 20;
400 bbls Minnesota extra l0G5 10. Southern
-four quiet; common to fair extra 3 40G3 90; good
to choice do at 00d5 20. Rye nour Is steady
Wheat-receipts 80, 300 bush; exports 11S 600
bush; higher ;sales 800, 900 busht No Spring at
nominal 92isc; No Red 891zc mo Red 81 "
in elev; No Red at 931ac; No White at Gle,
Rye dull. Barley is steady Corn highee; re-
cepts 10, 200 bush: exports 81 O87 bush: sales
at 481se in eleF OLD No az SOC in elev. Oars
lower; receipts 81, 900 buhhI exports $40 bush:
sales 100000 bush No 3 at sac; White do 38c
No at 3412c; do White at 371sG37s4c; No
White at 39c; Mixed Western at 35@37c; White
do at 38042c; White State 3903o1ac. Coffee
fair Rio firm 1434c. The market for sugar Arm:
renned firm; G 41s@4s4e; Extra 4Mc; White
Extra at Az Yellow 414a4s4 c; OF A 5 1-16@
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-24

where through tickets and baggage checks may
be obtained for principal points East and West.
THE 11.16 p. m train Is the night express with
sleeping car attached and runs every night Sun
days included, through TO Bangor but not 70
SkOwhegan on Monday mornings or to Belfast
and Dexter or beyond Bangor on Sunday morn.
ings.
Trains are due in Portland as follows: The morn
ing trains from Augusta and Bath S.45 a. m.
Lewiston, $50 a. m. ; the day trains from Ban
gor at 1910 and 12.45 pm. the afternoon trains
from Bangor, Waterville, Bath, Augusta, Rock
land and Lewiston at 5.45 p. m; the night Pull
man Express train at 1. 90 a. m.
Limited Tickets, first aud second class, for
all points i'm the Provinces ON sale al re-
duced rates.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-24
RumfOrd Falls & Buekfield RailrOa

Winter Arrnngement-In Effect Nov. a,
1856.
Leave Portland, via G. +. Railway, ITO a. m.
Lewiston 500: Mechanic Falls linked train
S.45; arriving at w. Minot 9.O5; II. Hebron $50;
Buckheld 9.45; E. Sumner 1895; Hartford,
1885; Canton Ills.
Leave Portland 1870 p. m; Lewiston I.57;
Mechanic Falls 3.15; arriving at W. Minot 3.2a
E Hebron 3.37; Buckhe.d 3.5O; T. Sumner 4.O6;
Hartford 4.1O; Canton AIS; Gllbertville 4.35 p.
m.
RETURNING-Leave Canton Ais, 9.15 a. m. /;
arriving at Portland 8.25 a m, 1906 p. IN.
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
DAILY-From w. Minot 1927 p. m. for Hebron
Academy; Buckfield $50 p. m. for w. Sumner
and Turner; Canton AIS p. M; arriving at Peru
$50; Dixheld 600; Mexico 100 D. M; also for
Brettun's Mills, Livermore. Returning, leave
Mexico 500, Dixield 100 a. m. arriving at Port
land 1906 p. m. l.. l.. LINCOLN, Supt.
X. @. BRADFORD, G. t. A. oct29dn
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-24
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING. MARCH "a.
THE PRESS.

>, May be obtained at the Periodical Depots Of N
q. Fessenden, Horse Railroad Station; Marquis
as Exchange St.; Armstrong, E.& NJ G. r. X. De
pot; Hodgson, 961a Portland ST.; /. w. Anderson
5bs Congress 81, Costello, Exchange st. Gilpat
terson, Exchange ST.; Go0ld, corner Congress
and Chestnut SITS. flanagan, sc Oxford ST. Chish
ohm, 100 Congress st. Hopkins, 100 Bracket st
and 663 Congress st. Sheafe, 243 Congress st.
Ross, 1913 Congress ST.. Beardsworth, 81 India
ST.; Harley, corner York and Tate SITS; Senter
221Spring ST.. Abbott 243 Spring St; Gardiner
under u. 5. HOTEL e. l.. Harnden 81 Green ST.
and Of Chisholm Bros agents on all trains running
out OF the city.
Auburn, Haskell & Reynolds.
Augusta, j. Il. Pierce.
Bath, J. o. Shaw.
Biddeford, F. M. Durham.
A. J.. Jefferson.
oston, Mass, American House.
Brunswick h. g. Dennison
Cumberland Mills, X. S. Raymond
DamaIiscotta, 4. w. Dunbar.
Freep0rt, w. A. Mitchell.
Fairfield, z. n. Evans.
Pennington, d. H. Knowlton.
Gardiner, Palmer & Go.
Gorham, Jas. H Irish & Co.
Lewiston, Chandler & Estes.
Long Island, 7. NJ. Glendenning.
Mechanic Falls, A. w. Bridges, X. A. Thomas.
Norway, >. L. Crockett, A. 0. Noyes.
Old Orchard, Geo. Il. Fogg.
Richmond q. A. Beale.
Rockland, o. S. Andrews, r. H. Durham.
Saccarappa, Q. III. Kilby.
Saco, H. b. Kendrick & Co., VIM. Staekpole.
Springyale, c. II. Pierce.
SO. Paris, A. Nj. Gerry.
Thomaston s. Delano
Nnalhaven, A. b. Vinal.
Waldoboro, q. Bliss
Waterville, G. H. Hayes.
Yarmouth, w. F. Bennett
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-24
Bon'f MIKE N Fuss.

A great many people when annoyed by the small
difficulties of life add TO their troubles by contin-
nous fret and worry over them, In this climate
nearly everybody has now and then cold or
cough, or is troubled with sore throat. In such
case one should not make great fuss over it,
but quietly take some Lactart and Honey, one OF
the best preparations for the cure of coughs and
colds that has ever been introduced TO the Ameri
compounded In certain proportions with Honey
has been found to posses wonderful curative pow
en- Ia the treatment of all throat troubles.
ii Is absolutely free from drugs. and therefore
contains nothing TO derange the stomach or the
nervous sysiepl, The combination Of "sweet
and sour has been tried again and again, and
with uniformly good results, but nothing so effect
i've IN this line as LRetart and Honey has ever be
fore been tried. Honey is known To be soothing
and healing while Lactart dissolves the thick
ened mucis that gathers In the throat and IN this
twofold effect lies the secret OF the wonderful sue
cess of Lactart aud Honey
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-24
Brighton Cattle Market.

For the week ending Wednesday. Mich. %, 1887
AmDut of stock at market-Cattle 1913 head
Swine 10, 1870; Veals 30; Horses 208; number of
Western Cattle 8i4, Sheep and Lambs =;
Northern and Eastern Cattle, 1874.
Prices of Beef Cattle y 100 lbs, live weight
Extra quality 50d5 75 first quality at STAG
5 80; second quality at 4 5og4 70; third quality
at 3 75a4 371s: poorest grades OF coarse Oxen,
Bulls. ETC.. 8 00l19 821s,
BRIGHTON Hides 61ac " ID.
Brighton Tallow SC " ID.
Country Hides &c.
Country Tallow ia C y h..
Calf skins 8d9c y 10.
Lamb and Sheep skins B5ca1 10 each.
Dairy skins 25M50c each.
Sheep and Lambs-Those from the West were
all owned by butchers, Sheep costing from to
6s4c, sheep and mixed lots from 51sn5azs u ID
live weight. landed at the yards.
Swine-Western fat hogs are costing butchers
at 1906 90 y ID landed at slaughter houses.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-24
PORTLAND & WORCESTER LINE.
Portland & Rochester II. II.
ARRANGEMENT or TRAINS

ss.ssssgssssa On and after Monday, Oes. 25,
.-sz-zn-ll $50, Passenger Trains will Leave
Portland
For Worcester, Clinton, Aver Junction,
Nashua, Windham and Epping at z.3
a. mn. aud LOS d. mn.
For Manchcsrcr, Cs>cord, and points NORTH
at Los p. nm.
For Rochester, springvaIe, Alfred, Water.
boro, and saeo River at 5.:sO a. M, a .O5
and llnxedl at $50 p. m.
For Gcrhnm az 1850 m. M, LOS, 6.2O, 30
(mixed) at ESQ p. nn.
For saecnrappa, Cur bertrand Willis, We 30
brook junction and WoodfOrd,s at 7.8G
and 1900 a. M, LOS, 800, 6.20 arc
For Forest Avenue CDeering) 1000 "A. me-,
800 and $40 p. ni.
The LOS y. I'M. train from Portland connects al
Aver Jnnei. with Hoo-ac Tunnel Route for
the West, and at Union Depot, Worcester, fol
New York via Norwich Line, and all rail
via Springfield, also with N. ". a. N. *. q. a..
('Steamer Maryland ROute') for Philndel d hin,
baltimore, Washington, and the south, and
with BOSTON a. Albany ~. X. for the West.
Close connection made at Westbrook JA1c-
tion with through trains Of Maine Central r. II. anc
at Grand Trunk Transfer Portland, with through
trains OF Grand Trunk Railway.
Through Tickets TO all points West and South
may be had Of 5. II. HELEN, Ticket Agent, Port
land & Rochester Depot at foot Of Preble Street.
sDoes not stop at W00dford's.
Oct23dtf j. W. PETERS gupt
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-24
Chicago Cattle Market.
BV Telepranh.

CHICAGO. Mich. 20, 1887-Cattle market-re,
ceipts 5000; shipments 1000; weaker; shipping
steers at A 00a5 40: stockers and feeders 2 BOA
Hogs-feceptsI1s, 900; shipments 5000 ;hlgher
closing easy; rough and mixed s 25d5 80; pack
ing and shipping at 1896 90; light oOa5 70
skips at 3 1904 80.
Sheep-receipts 5000; shipments 1000; brisk
and shade stronger; natives at 00a4 90; Yves
A 6n1R 20
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-24
WIT AND WISDOM.

Said minister's seven-year-old SON. Papa do
you ever look at me while you are preaehing?'
supposed neglect. said: aCertainIy, my son. Of
ten look at you when am preaching
"But today did you notice me at an" a.. ...,,..
well papa, did you see me wink at you two or
"No, my son. What did you wink at me for
II winked at you, papa, to get you to stop. You
were spinning 1t too long"
Business dilemma A man suffering with a
cough obliged to keep his room:-a note to pay
no mohey in bank, and not single bottle of DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup to be had for ten miles,
Salvation Oil is safe and reliable % cents.
"was this lettuce grown here2" she asked as
she lifted up fine head at Central MARKET stall
mo, ma am"
"Then guess don't want it,"
grown here, as an honest man should say, can
assure you that I've had it here long enough to
warrant that it Is thoroughly acclimated.
Always avoid harsh purgative pills They first
make you sick and then leave you constipated.
Carriers Little Liver Pills regulate the bowels
and make you well. Dose, one pill.
"And do you doubt my loye9" he asked pas
"No, George" she answered with admirable
poise. "but when you say that the day you call me
yours will usher in an era Of lifelong devotion and
tender solicitude, you-pardoH me, dear-y0u put
it on trfe too thick. You seem to forget, that
am widow"
If you are nervous or dyspepiic try Carters
Little Nerve Pills. Dyspepsia makes you ner-
vous, and nervousness makes you dyspeptic;
either one renders you miserable and these little
pills cure both.
De Forest-Do you know. Smyth, IL / had forty
dollars should go to Florida for two months
vacation.
Smyth- "Indeed"
De Forest-Yes; should save all further ex-
penses for umbrellas and oyershoes, you know
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-24
San Rlack Warrior. Babbage BOSTON for neer

sen Black Warrior. Babbage, Boston for Deer
Isle.
Washington.
Cleared.
steamship Franconia, Bennett New York =
b Coyle.
Sch Andrew York, Wallace, New York; Con-
Thy s. Son.
Sch Pardon G Thompson, Chase, New York
Berlin Mills.
Sch Myosotis, OBJ Ross, Cape Island, Ns-mas-
ter.
Sch Lizzie & ANNIE Squirting, Steuben-N Blake
Sch Cinderella, Nichols, Round Pond--N Blake.
Sch Brilliant, Hooper, Port Clyde-N Blake
Sch Mary Elizabeth, Dunton, Boothbay ID
Choate.
Sch Hunter, Pinkham, Boothbay-N Blake.
SAILED-Sch Agnes Bacon
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-24

Sch Mary B Smith, Whitmore, at Boston from
Hoboken, reports, 18TH of Cape Cod, during a
gale from NE, carried away head of foremost and
maintopmast.
Matanzas, Mch 16-The wreck of barque Ma
tanzas was sold 18th for S75. and the anchors and
chains for $40.
Z Provincetown, Mch 22-Sch Edith B Coombs,
Thompson. from New York for Boston, struck on
Peaked Hin Bar but was assisted off all right and
brought in here.
City Island, Mich 22-Sch Lucy Ames from
Roekland, before reported here with cargo on fire,
has been scuttled and sunk, the fire having burst
load and rigging saved. She rolled over on beam
ends when she sank.
Sch Olive Frye. dragged ashore at City Island.
22d, but was hauled of without apparent damage
and towed up 10 New York.
San Francisco, Mch 13-Ship p Buck which
struck bottom at San Pedro Feb IA, was towed
here yesterday for repairs. Expense of repairs
estimated at $4,000.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-24
mills.
raeif . EOAg
Saleratus. -. 59 81

Rice, p fb. -. .H5@ GA
Rang00n. -. 41s@5Ha
Sulerufus.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-24

For WORKOUT" rundown" deblhtated
school teachers, nilliners, seamstresses, house.
keepers and over-worked women generally,
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is tho best
of all restorative tenics. 1t is not a Cure-all,
but admirably fulflls singleness OF purpose,
being most potent Specific Tor all those
Chronic Weaknesses and Diseases peculiar 70
women. 1t is a powerful, general as well as
uterine, tonic and nervine, and imparts vigor
and strength to the whole system Itpromptly
cures weakness of stomach, indigestion, bloat-
ing, weak back, nervous prostration, debility
and sleeplessness, in either sex. Favorite Pre-
scription is sold by druggists under our posi-
the guarantee. See wrapper around bottle.
Price $l.O0, or six Bottles for $500.
A large treatise on Diseases of Women, pro-
fusely illustrated with colored plates and nu-
merous wood-cuts, sent for 10 cents in stamps.
Address, WORLDS DIsPENsARY MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
SICK HEADACHE, Bilious Headache.
and Constipation, promptly cured by
DIR. Pierce's Pellets. Csc. o Wat
by druggists
isz4 d&wnrmcTh
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-24

Fiour.
Superhne and
low grades. 2 5oG3 80
x Spring and
Xxx Spring. A o094 20
Patent Spring
Wheats. 80. ..5 2oG5 so
Mich. straight
roller~......4 5004 70
clear do.... 41s04ss
stone ground. 4 25043s
st LOUIS sJ'gt
roller. a 1906 90
clear d0....4 25Q4 so
Winter Wheat
Patents. 8 26G5 80
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-24
European Markets.

by telegraph
LONDON. Mch. %. 1887.-Consols 1O2 l-16
for money and 1925 for the account.
LONDON, March %, 1887.-U. S. As, l3o5s |;
412s, 111h.
LIVkRPJ0L, Mich. %, 18S7.-Cotton market
quet-npiands led; Orleans 51zd; sales TO-
600 bales speculation and export 1000 bales.
LIVERPOOL, Mch. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ter Wheat rs 2dgD7s Sd; Spring wheat Esd 2da
rs 3D.. Club wheat at rs 9d97s Tod. Corn
mixed Western As 219d; peas at IS sd. sProvis-
ions. So. Pork CTS Cd; bacon 40s Cd for short
clear. Cheese at Gas Cd for American; tallow at
2zs Cd for American Hard 1885,
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-24

:, Cid at .Cardenas 18th, sch Eva May, McDufiie,
Portland; 10th, brig A Pettengill Berry do
Ar at Matanzas 22d. barque Mary Hale, Hig-
gins, Vera Cruz.
Hong Kong.
Sid I'm Hong Kong Feb 10, ship VIM McGilvery,
Dunbar, Singapore.
Passed Lundy Island Mch 81, ship P n Blanch
ard, Cakes, Cardiff for Hong Kong
Stubbs st Thomas.
Sid FIN Yokohama Feb Goth shin Willie Reed
Waits, for lloilO.
Ar al st Pierre Feb 20, sch Clytie. Laughton
Alexandria.
Sid FIN Point-a-Pitre Feb IA. sch Mary E Doug
lass, Perkins. Baracoa.
>, Sid I'm Honolulu Mich LIST, brig c Whitmore,
Thompson, San Francisco.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-24
Portland DAILY Press Stock List.

Corrected by SWAN n BARRETT, Bankers and
Brokers, SO Middle street.
STOCKS
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-24
disorders which Affect the Kidneys

Are among the most formidable known. Diabe
ties, Brghts disease. gravel, and other complaints
of the urinary organs, are not ordinarily cured in
severe cases, but they may be ayerted by timely
medication. useful stimulant of the urinary
glands has ever been found in Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters, medicine which rot only affords the
requisite stimulus when they become inactive, but
increases their yigor and secretive power. BY
increasing the activity of the kidneys and blad-
der, this medicine has the additional effect of ex-
pelng from the blood impurities which ii is the
peculiar Office of those organs to eliminate and
pass off. The Bitters is also a purifier and
strengthener of the bowels, an invigurant of the
stomach, and matchless remedy for biliousness
and fever analogue. 1t counteracts a tendency TO
premature decay, and sustains and comforts the
aged and in1rm.
First urchn-How much yer got left, Jimmy?
Second urchin-Two cents.
First urchin-Gosh how quick nickel goes
when it's brokaf
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-24
5oston Stock Market.


NEW YORK, Mch. 90. 1sS7.-Money on call
has been easy, ranging from 21s to last loan at
3Is, closing offered at B. Prime mercantile paper
at Bat per cent Sterling Exchange fairly active
and firm. Government bonds are dull and steady
to frm Railroad bonds have been dun and
generally firm. The stock market closed very dull
after a rally, in which Pacific Mail was the most
prominent.
Iue transactions at the stock Exchange aggre-
gated 104.2l8 shares.
do NJ
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-24
Facts Worth Knowing

In all diseases of the nasal mucous membrane
the remedy nsed must be non-rrtating. The
medical profession has been slow to learn this.
Nothing satisfactory can be accomplished with
douches, snuffs. powders, syringes, astringents,
or any similar application, because they are all
irritating do not thoroughly reach the affected
surfaces and should be abandoned as worse than
failures. A multitude Of persons who have for
years borne all the worry and pain that catarrh
can afict, testify to radical and permanent cures
wrought by Ely'S Cream Balm.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-24
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
On and after MONDAY, Oct. 25,
1855, Passenger Trains leave
Portland ms follows:

For bangor, ITO a. m, via Augusta; 20 d.
m, via Lewiston. rs and II 10 p. M, via A "a
gusfa; for Ellsworth. Bar Harbsr, Vance
boro, "a. John, Halifax, and the Provin-
ces, 30. stephen aud Aroosfook County,
1.20 p. m, 1.25 and t11.16 p. m. For Bangor
o. Piscafequis u. r., ITO a. m, III 10 p. M,
foT skowhegnn, Belfast nnd Dexter. / 20,
LBS, Hills p. m; WnterviiIe. ITO a. M.
1.20, 1.25, and, Ill LIS D. M. and on Saturdays
only at 5.l5 p. m, for Augusta, Hniiswell,
5.15, t11.15 p. m; Bath, ITO a. M, 1.25, Bis
2. m, and on Saturdays only at Ills p. m. (;
koehiand and Knox and Lincoln a.. ~,
ITO a. M. 1.25 p. m; Aul urn and Lewis
ton az $50 a m, 1.20, 500 p. m; Lewiston
via Brunswick, ITO a. m, 1.25, I'll 10 pm.
Farmingfon, N onmoufh, Winthrop, Oak
land and North Arson, !. 90 D. M FARM
ingten via brunswick, ITO a. m. and LES
D. IN.
An trains timed as above from Commercial Street
afO ~
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-24
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
REVIEW Of pOsTLauD WHOLESALE MARKET

FOR THE WEEK ENDING, Mich. %.
Notwithstanding the unfay ofRhe weather there
Is more cheerful tone in the business situation,
and further improvement Is reported in sthe
general merchandise markets. while in number
of cases the volume of trade Indicates an increase
SO far this month as compared with March
year ago. but values have been steady and few
changes will be noticed in the prices current.
The market for Flour presents no new features
worthy of note, prices ruling steady and in buy
ers' favor. Provisions unchanged and firmly held
Sugar firm and very steady. Dry Fisk have been
active throughout the week, though jobbers re.
port no change in quotations. Poultry is frmer,
and o little higher for good stock. Eggs were
quoted about lie off to-day at l6G17c. Butter is
.airiy firm and unchanged Cheese generally high
er. Armies remain about the same here; at Liver
pool Baldwin, are quoted at l842ps; Greetings
17alOc; Russets taal7si others at lRGlns;
shipments of apples TO Europe from Portland,
Boston, New York and Halifax for the week, end
ed March 10. 1887 were 1881 bbls, including
1908 bbs from Portland, $50 bbls from Boston,
1179 bbls from New York aud 2919 from Halifax;
the total thus far this season from Boston has
been 3o5,735 bbls, New York l7o,773 bbls Port
land 81 1874 bbls, Montreal l00,703 bbs, Halifax
S5698 bbls. Cabbages scarce and higher S25@
$50 y ton. Fresh Beef tending downward. The
market Ior Nol IL unchanged, Dut some OF The
dealers say lower prices will prevail soon. There
was some excitement in Boston yesterday on the
report that one firm had broken the retail prices
on stove Coal TO 81 90 but the report is denied
and is stil quoted as follows;
Free burning egg and furnace, 5od6 90
Lehign egg and furnace, 50a6 rs
White ash stove, 8 1895 90
Lehigh stove, O0GB 20
Franklin stove. 7boGs 90
In the retail market we quote as follows. Rib
Roast 12aisc y ID. srloin 2o925c, Rump and
eirloin steak 25e. Mutton-hind quarters I5al6c,
and fore ors 10. Corned Beef sSbl2c. yeal-hinds
Isc and fores &c, Sliced Ham zoe, Sausage 1Sc,
Chickens zee.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-24
PROPOSALS..
Notice to Contractors and Bali

Proposals will be received by the
addressed Proposals for WordngI
at Houlton. Maine" until II O'clC
Wednesday, April 10th, 1887
Plans and specifications may be seen at the Of
nee Of the architect, John Calvin Stevens, Port
land from March 7th until April 10th; at the store
Of Philbrook Leighton, Augusta. from Tuesday,
March sth, until Monday, March 14th; at the store
Of Charles Il. Tenney, HOultnn, from Wednesday
March 10th, until Monday March 18th at the OF
nee OF Moses Giddings, Bangor, from Wednesday
March 30th, until Friday, April Sth; and at the
store OF PhilbrOOk & Leighton, In said Augusta,
from saturday, April ., until Saturday, April 1G.
All proposals will be directed 10 Key. Joseph
Kicker, Augusta, Me.
The committee reserve the right to reject all bids
Augusta, March l. 1887.
JOSEPH Kicker, Augusta
MOSES GIDDINGS, Bangor Building
EDMUND IT, WEBB. Waterville
CHARLES +. TENNEY, H0ultOn, Committee.
ALBERT A. BURLEiGH, Houlton,
marc eOd3w